Commercial motor vehicle crash results in charges

On September 11th shortly after 4:00 p.m., members of the Temiskaming Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police, responded to a call for a single motor vehicle collision on Highway 624, Marter Township, East of Englehart. Further investigation revealed that the tractor trailer had been travelling southbound on Highway 624, and lost control. The truck was carrying woodchips and there was a minor spill in the ditch. The highway had to be closed in both directions for a short time to allow for the truck portion to be towed. The trailer portion is scheduled to be removed today. The driver of the vehicle, Claude Poulin, 49-years-old, of Palmarolle, Quebec sustained minor injuries and is charged with the following: Fail to drive in marked lane, contrary to section 154(1)(a) of the Highway Traffic Act , and careless driving, contrary to section 130 of the H.T.A. The OPP’s Technical Traffic Collision Investigators are assisting with this investigation.